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Trinity Alps, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96093. It stands on Trinity Alps Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rush Creek Lakes quadrangle.

Trinity Alps within Trinity County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Trinity Alps, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Trinity Alps, surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

93 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Trinity Alps between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,783 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Recreation and ceremony11
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2017Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestGRANITE
7 September 2017Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestLITTLE
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestTANNERY
5 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSTUMP
4 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestFAWN
4 September 2000Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSTUART
30 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestGRANITE
30 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Trinity County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Trinity Alps: 15 past producers, 14 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
MinersvillePGEUnknown
R.A.M. and Little AliceGold, IronPast ProducerGold, Hematite, Limonite
Rover PlacerGold, PlatinumOccurrence
Stewart ForkTungstenOccurrence
UnnamedManganeseOccurrence
UnnamedAsbestosOccurrence
Minersville AreaNickelOccurrence
Mittry & SonsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Sierra Construction CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnnamedNickelOccurrence

Every working recorded in Trinity County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pinewood Cove2.5 miles27
Cedar Stock3.3 miles27
Ridgeville4.6 miles27
Estrellita5.3 miles27
Minersville (historical)5.7 miles27
Fairview7.1 miles27
Globe Mill7.3 miles21
Dedrick7.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660031. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.